[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1866 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1866
To redesignate the Coastal Barrier Resources System as the ``John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 4, 1999
Mr. Smith of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Warner, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Thomas, Mr. Bond, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Moynihan, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Wyden, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, Mr. Reed, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Gregg) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice considered, read the third time, and passed
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A BILL
To redesignate the Coastal Barrier Resources System as the ``John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) during the past 2 decades, Senator John H. Chafee was a
leading voice for the protection of the environment and the
conservation of the natural resources of the United States;
(2) Senator Chafee served on the Environment and Public
Works Committee of the Senate for 22 years, influencing every
major piece of environmental legislation enacted during that
time;
(3) Senator Chafee led the fight for clean air, clean
water, safe drinking water, and cleanup of toxic wastes, and
for strengthening of the National Wildlife Refuge System and
protections for endangered species and their habitats;
(4) millions of people of the United States breathe cleaner
air, drink cleaner water, and enjoy more plentiful outdoor
recreation opportunities because of the work of Senator Chafee;
(5) in 1982, Senator Chafee authored and succeeded in
enacting into law the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) to minimize loss of human life, wasteful
expenditure of Federal revenues, and damage to fish, wildlife,
and other natural resources associated with the coastal
barriers along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts; and
(6) to reflect the invaluable national contributions made
by Senator Chafee during his service in the Senate, the Coastal
Barrier Resources System should be named in his honor.
SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM IN HONOR OF
JOHN H. CHAFEE.
(a) In General.--The Coastal Barrier Resources System established
by section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C.
3503(a)) is redesignated as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System shall be deemed to be a reference to the John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 2(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16
U.S.C. 3501(b)) is amended by striking ``a Coastal Barrier
Resources System'' and inserting ``the John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System''.
(2) Section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16
U.S.C. 3502) is amended by striking ``Coastal Barrier Resources
System'' each place it appears and inserting ``John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
(3) Section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16
U.S.C. 3503) is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``coastal
barrier resources system'' and inserting ``john h.
chafee coastal barrier resources system''; and
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Coastal
Barrier Resources System'' and inserting ``the John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
(4) Section 10(c)(2) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act
(16 U.S.C. 3509(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``Coastal Barrier
Resources System'' and inserting ``System''.
(5) Section 10(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Coastal Barrier
Improvement Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 1441a-3(c)(2)(B)(i)) is
amended by striking ``Coastal Barrier Resources System'' and
inserting ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
(6) Section 12(5) of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of
1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; Public Law 101-591) is amended by
striking ``Coastal Barrier Resources System'' and inserting
``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
(7) Section 1321 of the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4028) is amended--
(A) by striking the section heading and inserting
the following:
``john h. chafee coastal barrier resources system'';
and
(B) by striking ``Coastal Barrier Resources
System'' each place it appears and inserting ``John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
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